An Ex-Morgan Stanley Managing Director's Novel Was Just Nominated For A Super Prestigious Prize

A former Morgan Stanley trader's novel about life in
London's financial center has been long-listed for Britain's
prestigious Orange Prize, given to the best
English-language novel by a woman,
The Telegraph reports.

Aifric Campbell's On The Floor tells the story of a young woman who
rises to the top of the world of high finance only to be dragged
under by debilitating insomnia, alcoholism and ruined
relationships.

In real life, Campbell became the first-ever female managing
director of a trading team at Morgan Stanley's London office, but
suffered a nervous breakdown after returning to work too soon
after the birth of her son, according to the Telegraph. She
ultimately spent nine weeks in a psychiatric hospital, and
eventually quit her job to become a novelist.